SAVANNAH, Ga. (WJCL) - A pair of SCAD students living on Park Avenue in Midtown Savannah say they want out of their lease.

Just a few nights ago, they say they were robbed at gunpoint in their own home. They say now, they are too afraid to keep living in that area.

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Some other young residents of Park Avenue say, this is a reality check about at-home safety.

"It's just scary to think that that could happen to you," Park Avenue resident and SCAD student Whitney Williams says. "It's happened to people that I know, so that's just frightening."

She is talking about what happened Tuesday night.

Three SCAD students were relaxing at home on Park Avenue, just three blocks away from Forsyth Park. It was then that they say, two men with guns entered their home.

The students say their front door was open, and that is how the robbers made their way inside. According to the police report, the two robbers wore masks and winter gloves.

The report says they held the young men at gunpoint, tied them up with Christmas lights that were hanging on the wall, and put them in a closet.

Their landlord Richard Sturgess says now, the two men who lived there want out of their lease.

"A parent's worst nightmare is hearing that about their child," Sturgess says.

According to the report, the robbers stole the students' wallets, phones, and $4,000 in cash.

Many say Park Avenue is not usually a target area for incidents like this.

"Those blocks of Park Avenue and the other streets, you expect to be fairly safe," Sturgess says.

Metro Police records show there have been 39 residential robberies in Savannah so far in 2015. Those statistics include when the homeowner is present. Last year, there were 31 the whole year.

Park Avenue is a popular spot for young SCAD students to live. Now, many say, they will be double checking the locks on their doors.

"You really have to be on your guard at all times in Savannah," Williams says. "Because even though it's such a beautiful place, people take advantage of that. People take advantage of the people who are taking their safety for granted."

Metro Police records show, in addition to those 39 robberies so far this year, there have ben more than 1,300 residential burglaries. That is when the homeowner is not there.

WJCL checked with Metro, but there is no word yet on any leads to a suspect in this particular robbery.